Even before the end of World War II, in 1945, there were concerns as the Soviet armies captured large sections of Eastern Europe from the Germans. These countries would become a de facto empire as satellite countries with the USSR bloc.
With the end of the war, the lines were drawn between communist states and capitalist states. In the "Cold War" (~1945 to 1989), each side sought to gain some advantage. The weapons included small wars, coalitions, economic and military aid, Propaganda, espionage, and technology.
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The US Congress passed laws limiting the activity of the Communist Party in the US, in reaction to Cold War tensions. The Cold War lasted from 1945 to 1991.
Nuclear weapons WERE the cold war. No Nukes, No Cold War.
the US is most responsible for the quick rebuilding of Japan Japan and the US were very close in the cold war and still are
The US did NOT allow the communists (USSR) to expand during the cold war.
There was no "Cold War" uniform. The Cold War was an uneasy peacetime situation, not a uniformed shooting war - that is called a "hot" war.